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My desk has:

A globe

a model rocket

a coffee cup

a water glass

5 chocolate covered blueberries

safety scissors

a package of notebook paper and a sharpie

2 catapults of different designs

a clamp

5 dinosaurs made from model magic

my phone

TWTM, Prelude to Foundation, Pinocchio, and Philosophy 101

a voltmeter

a protractor

my key card from work

my work laptop

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Hand cream

computer monitor, speakers, printer, modem, wireless router, mouse, keyboard, etc

phone

lip balm

a German plug adapter (no idea why that is on my desk)

water carafe

ipod w/ external speakers

iphone

headphones (multiple)

blank CDs

thumbtacks

Zoo Tycoon 2 disc

the glass of soda I am drinking and a coaster

stack of papers I need to go through

pottery dish my cousin made that usually holds a candle

stack of discs from the SE conference

TWTM (freshly autographed! :) )

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I don't have a desk ~ my laptop sits on a little wooden tv tray. Nothing else fits on there with it... the coffee table is right here though and at the moment it has:

 

basket of markers & pencil crayons

spray bottle (water to squirt the cats if they go bugging the birds)

two empty pepsi cans

six hair clips

wooden coasters

a few of dd14's fashion mags

scotch tape

two pairs of scissors

tv remote

dvd player remote

PS3 controller

 

and a lot of crumbs. Yes, I need to clean the coffee table off. :p

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Packages to mail

Lesson plan

Tissues

almonds

Stapler

home phone

cell phone

coffee cup with coffee

file folder

timer

pens, pencils, highlighters

to do list

schoolwork to check

scout work

chore list

Laptop

mouse

dog collar

 

My desk is still pretty organized right now even with all that stuff on it.

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Mine has:

Stack of books for an intro to engineering class I may do for DS12 next year

iphone

car keys

classical cds I'm ripping

computer power cord (not attached to anything)

stack of overflowing in -boxes

harlem globetrotters souvenir book

cub scout folder

activities folder

household notebook

journal

running notebook

running book

runner magazine

christmas plastic canvas book

clipboard with blank paper

stack of papers to go through

ipad

bottle of water

laptop

phone

wire pen cup full of junk

coffee cup full of pens

3 pair of headphones

a roll of toilet paper (we're out of kleenex)

coupon box

music paperweight

electric pencil sharpener

timer

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Mine is a space on the kitchen counter. Currently, it has....

 

 

  • My laptop
  • A book I need to return to my MIL
  • A book I am reading, A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine
  • A basket of chopsticks
  • My camera
  • The phone
  • My calendar
  • A note reminding me to bring toppings for the Awana ice cream party this Wed.
  • Tickets to a breakfast fundraiser for the boys' choir
  • Seed packets, a gift from a friend
  • And a massage or facial g.c. that I still haven't scheduled because I can't decide whether I want a massage or a facial

 

 

Cat

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On the desk in the office:

 

A hotel and house from the Monopoly game.

A stack of blank CD-Rs.

A 1/16th scale Tiger tank.

Various x-box 360 games.

The movie Robots.

A stack of washers.

A remote.

A phone.

A piece of apple that the 2yo wanted to share (after she dropped it on the floor)

A wrist brace that I should be wearing on my right hand.

A book titled: Programming C# with Visual Studio .net 2005 (hubby's)

An X-box 360.

A Brother color printer.

A stapler.

Darth Vader and an Imperial Guard.

Replicas of a Darth Vader helmet, a Storm Trooper helmet and a Master Chief helmet.

A stack of Lego plans.

Dust.

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computer

laminator

postal scale

desk apprentice with folders, spiral notebooks, pencils, and labels in it

Packing tape

stack of gardening, sewing, chicken raising, and picture books

Rotary cutter

bra

stuffed animal

knitted hat

baby lovies

box of apologia botany lab supplies

3 flats of tomato seedlings

yrs 1-3 TOG binders

2 paper ladders stuffed with papers

a comb

a hairtie

$7

science museum used tickets

Nail clippers

knitting place marker

unopened bottle of childrens liquid tylenol

2 bags of casters for 2 wheely carts with drawers that I bought, but they wouldnt fit under my desk with the wheels.

Broccoli, Pea, Radish, and Carrot seed packets

a magnetic pin holder

base ten blocks

tape dispenser

hole punch

stapler

PR 2 student pack

Stack of printed lapbooks for Apologia Zoology 1

plastic wrench

spool of thread

can of pens

electric pencil sharpener

bouncy ball

Pride and Prejudice DVD

Box of extra colored pencils, erasers. dry erase markers, crayons, stickers, and puffy paints

thank you cards

empty pencil boxes

box of envelopes

baby nail clippers

notepad

calendar

Used movie tickets

wrist rest for keyboard

ballet tights

Harry potter movie

baby mirror for car

cap for the end of the boomwhackers

folders

dividers

cork board with pics on them

a love note from DH

Amazon receipt

The scattagories timer

wall stickers that need to go in DS room

magazine

3 CD cases

belt

Hanna Andersson size conversion chart

Memory verse of DD to learn

Jo-Ann Fabric weekly ad

post it notes

 

thats all...not that much :tongue_smilie:

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A picture is worth a thousand words. Today I've been working on art appreciation lessons for next year so that has pretty much overtaken my desk. The diet soda is a necessity for my sanity. And two critters also presently have their homes on my desk. One is a caterpillar in his cocoon and the other I haven't identified yet. We found it in the yard this morning and, since it looked interesting, we brought it inside to look up. We probably should get around to doing that.

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Centerpieces for the tables at the dinner concert! We do a big concert every year as our major fundraiser--lots of silent auction items. We raised over $4000 this year! I made fabric bowls, put tissue paper in them and then each had 6-8 paper roses made out of old orchestra music. I scattered star and note confetti around the table. It looked very nice. And now one of the high schools has borrowed the roses for some sort of orchestra thing.

 

 

Ahh, now I get it. :hurray: I was picturing a concert hall and just couldn't quite get there, KWIM? Sounds gorgeous! I love the sheet music roses. The paper weight that is on my desk is a wadded up piece of sheet music (plastic, though).

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This could be dangerous.

 

2 printers

a small plastic drawer thing with paper in it

a box of thumbtacks

2 Time magazines

several CD-Roms

3 audio books from the library

graded schoolwork in a pile

a stuffed monkey

a stapler

photos

my camera and a 50 mm lens

an address book

a jar of colored pencils

cough drops

hand lotion

a dry erase eraser

2 packs of gum

a battery charger

oh...another camera

a desk organizer thingy overstuffed with pens, paper clips, clothes pins, memory cards, thumbtacks, erasers and a calligraphy nub

bills to be mailed

a library book about cakes

a bracelet

3 rulers

a glue stick

scissors

a wedding invitation

a small corkboard with love notes from my girls on it.

a Coca-cola bin that is piled up with school stuff.

eye glass cleaner

a scary looking pile of papers that I can't readily identify without sorting through it...I see Latin in there though...

my journal

the computer

a checkbook

my planner

coupons

 

I think it may be time to clean off my desk.

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A black domestic long hair cat (sitting politely to the *side* of my monitor instead of right in front as is his norm)

Stack of Math Mammoth printouts

Various receipts

Hello Kitty Pez dispenser

Wireless router

My sunglasses

Small abstract sculpture

A stack of photo slides

Story of the World Activity Guide

Story of the World 1

A little plastic pencil sharpener

Two small speakers

My monitor (duh)

TV remote

Memory stick

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Ok, a monitor that is connected to a computer that doesn't work

My dd's laptop

A set of speakers

A phone

A digital picture frame

Two bottles of medicine

A cup of iced tea

An almost empty beer bottle

A mouse pad

A mouse

A notepad holder with paper

A clip board with paper

A folder with notes

A stack of bills

A protein bar

A purple pen

A dental floss/pick

A washrag

A cell phone charger

 

That's the actual surface. If we want to get into the printer shelf and keyboard shelf and the top of the hutch well then I am going to need more space. :001_smile:

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My desk is currently in our basement as dh stained our floors this weekend. My workspace is at my parents and I'm in bed with the netbook. So on my workspace is:

 

A pillow under the netbook, which is on my lap.

A sleeping labrador on the bed beside me (don't tell, this is the only house she's allowed on the bed)

On the nightstand:

a lamp

coffee mug from this morning

cereal bowl from my afternoon snack

a ceramic clock

some decorative candle stick that matches the clock

an old jar candle

my phone

a Sharpie pen (love these!)

a handy gadget that's like a Swiss Army knife for decorators

a lined notebook

Corbett's Classical Rhetoric

a Picadilly large graph notebook

a zippered pencil holder

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My homeschool notebook

My household notebook

2 layered paper return

2 books for Kindergarten

1 book of brain games

an invite to my Grandmother's 75 birthday party

A clay pot that holds my pens and pencils

A small basket that hold my stapler, and extra staples, mini post its

My calendar

Receipts that I need to mark in my register

My purse

A 5 subject notebook

2 Files with dittos

A pack of loose leaf paper

And a huge box of my oldest son's curriculum for next year from Rainbow Resource

 

That's just one desk...the other is a complete mess because the MAN sits at that one!! LOL :)

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My laptop

 

All-in-one printer

 

camera

 

coaster

 

Latin Prep book 2

 

thyroid medicine

 

card from Grandma thanking the kids for a gift that they didn't give her:confused:

 

dd9's research on bird friendly plants to plant

 

ds13's school schedule

 

The insurance stuff I'm right in the middle of trying to figure out

 

speech therapy papers

 

ds13's book report

 

Information on the Japan earthquake

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oh dear, this might get embarrassing! :D

 

Ok, first off let me explain that our desk is L-shaped, and right in our living room - this is school-central. So. I'll start at the top!

 

On top of the hutch is:

 

  • A full set of encyclopedias, front & center
  • Scholastic's Children's dictionary
  • UILHE & UILSE.
  • The first 3 volumes of SOTW readers, 3 AGs and all 4 levels of audiobooks for SOTW.
  • My personal copy of TWTM
  • You Mean I'm not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! :glare:
  • My teachers guides that are not currently in use
  • Future curriculum (SOTW3--we're about to start next month) not currently in use.
  • Preschool math manipulatives: pattern blocks, c-rods, counting bears, lacing beads & some Lauri puzzles to keep the littles busy.
  • The preschoolers' Calendar
  • 3 baskets set on top of the encyclopedias that contain random, various, office supplies that I need to keep far away from baby!

 

 

Inside the hutch:

 

  • Current teachers guides for 4th grade: K12 Lit, Grammar & Spelling, SOTW & Singapore Math
  • Same shelf: some DVDs (Math U-See Gamma & MUS Skip Counting songs) & CD-Roms (History through the ages Timeline)
  • Current teachers guides for preschool: Explode the Code (A), Singapore Essentials K, Miquon Orange and additional (future) preschool books (ETC B&C + Miquon Red - Purple)
  • Same shelf: Some Counting potatoes we use to sing "Hop potato, Hop potato!" and count to 20 with! :D Got that idea just last week from a sweet mama on this forum!!! :)
  • 2 Staplers and a 3 hole punch I HATE
  • Some magnetic tape for things I like to laminate w/ a magnet on the back for morning board
  • A couple ADD DVDs: Totally ADD Tips for an Organized Life + ADD & Loving it?!
  • Stationary for Braden from when he was like 4 that has construction vehicles on it but they're just too cute to throw away! :)
  • Our memory boxes: One each for memory work, Latin & Spelling
  • The big fat "Story of the World 2, Medieval Times" Notebook & my 2010-11 Plans binder
  • A cabinet that holds a ton of junk, mostly leapster and leap frog cartridges and books and other CD-Rom stuff...

 

 

Onto the ACTUAL desk: (as my almost 4yo would say! :tongue_smilie:)

 

  • The big printer, then my monitor & keyboard, mouse
  • 2 little dry erase markers + a dry eraser & 2 dry erase lapboards I use with the littles mostly.
  • A coffee cup on my AU coaster (war eagle!)
  • A caddy full of eraser-capped, sharpened pencils, sharpie click-its, grading pencils, highlighters and pens.
  • A set of pocket references: Spanish Dictionary, Dictionary & Thesaurus
  • 2 plastic Magazine files hold all of DS(10)'s school books: 1 for Math, History, Science & Latin and 1 for LA.
  • Our pc is one of those really small ones, then we have our external hd sitting on top.
  • A library audio play-away is ontop of that at the moment

 

 

On the "L" of the desk DS just finished writing his literary analysis of King Arthur and so all his lit stuff is shuffled about with his planner, SOTW reader & ten facts, plus his Singapore IP book he was working on earlier... I really need to put all that away!

 

On the end of our desk is a spot for bills that need to be paid and currently there's a random basket there because I'm about to paint ALL the baskets in our living area espresso and while that one usually goes in the desk drawer, I didn't want to forget it when I started painting! :D

 

So. Hope that makes you guys feel better! :lol:

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Oh, no. I should probably take stock. My desk:

 

Computer, printer, phone

 

Earphones, graphics tablet and pen, CD case

 

Cup of pens, dry erase markers, paintbrushes

 

Matchbox cars

 

Hair thingies: clips, barrettes, ponytail holders

 

Tote full of sundry office supplies

 

4 binders, 12 folders, stacks of CD-ROMs, and forty'leven catalogs

 

Crayons, colored pencils, flashcards

 

Billy Blanks Boot Camp DVD's, a Leslie Sansone DVD, and two dumbbells

 

An empty Diet Rite can and a coffee mug, dirty

 

Snap Circuits "green" set

 

A hand-crocheted, very fancy doily that was given to me as a bridal shower gift 16 years ago (on its way to be handwashed, I think I dropped it off on the desk three weeks ago)

 

Nebel's BFSU, looking all important and totally unread

 

A pink bouncy ball

 

My husband's file of time sheets for work

 

Bob Newhart Show season 4 netflix, needs mailed back

 

one woolly mammoth, plush

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1. Computer and printer

2. falsh drive

3. index cards

4. post its stuck in various places that say I love Mommy, with hearts and kisses in pink highlighter

5. 5 color highlighters

6. camera

7. WordSmart program

8. library card

9. chaptstick

10. about 10 pencils that have no lead

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computer

laminator

postal scale

desk apprentice with folders, spiral notebooks, pencils, and labels in it

Packing tape

stack of gardening, sewing, chicken raising, and picture books

Rotary cutter

bra

stuffed animal

knitted hat

baby lovies

box of apologia botany lab supplies

3 flats of tomato seedlings

yrs 1-3 TOG binders

2 paper ladders stuffed with papers

a comb

a hairtie

$7

science museum used tickets

Nail clippers

knitting place marker

unopened bottle of childrens liquid tylenol

2 bags of casters for 2 wheely carts with drawers that I bought, but they wouldnt fit under my desk with the wheels.

Broccoli, Pea, Radish, and Carrot seed packets

a magnetic pin holder

base ten blocks

tape dispenser

hole punch

stapler

PR 2 student pack

Stack of printed lapbooks for Apologia Zoology 1

plastic wrench

spool of thread

can of pens

electric pencil sharpener

bouncy ball

Pride and Prejudice DVD

Box of extra colored pencils, erasers. dry erase markers, crayons, stickers, and puffy paints

thank you cards

empty pencil boxes

box of envelopes

baby nail clippers

notepad

calendar

Used movie tickets

wrist rest for keyboard

ballet tights

Harry potter movie

baby mirror for car

cap for the end of the boomwhackers

folders

dividers

cork board with pics on them

a love note from DH

Amazon receipt

The scattagories timer

wall stickers that need to go in DS room

magazine

3 CD cases

belt

Hanna Andersson size conversion chart

Memory verse of DD to learn

Jo-Ann Fabric weekly ad

post it notes

 

thats all...not that much :tongue_smilie:

 

Exactly how big is your desk? :D

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* pencil/pen holder

* coaster set

* water bottle

* green tea

* kleenex

* organizer for mail/stuff

* stapler

* tape

* bobby pin

* computer, mouse, etc.

* TOG teacher training DVD set

* clipboard/notes

* TOG notebook

* flashlight

* post-its

* pens

* TWTM book

* various history books

* 3 lb dumbbells

* math test to be corrected

* hoop earrings

* baby doll top that my daughter insisted the cat wear (I took off ;))

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